Foot-rest



(No Model.)

M. E. BURRIS & O. E. STANIELS.

FOOT REST.- No. 277,880. Patented May-22,1833.-

Jamil v nm\ovs- C% I. W W V m UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICAJAH E. BUERIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND CHARLES E. STAN- IELS, OF EAST CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNORS TO EVA F.; STANIELS, OF EAST CONCORD, 'NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FOOT-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,8 80, dated'May 22, 1883. Application filed January 16, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern: Be it known that we, M. BURRIsand C. E. STANIELS, citizens of the United States of America, the said M. HBURRIs residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, and the said O. ELSTANIELS residing at East Concord, in the county of Mer-; rimack andState of New'Hampshire, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements I0 in Foot-Rests, of which the followingis a specification,reference being had therein to the-accompanying drawings.

Our invention consists of afootrest having its leg-board pivoted to the standards of the foot-board in position for thezpivoted-end of.

the leg-board to extend underand bear against the lower end of the foot-board, ai'idprovided with a stop device constructed and adjusted,

as herein set forth, to 'holdthe two parts of the foot-rest in either an open or closed position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the foot-rest when open for use. Fig.

2 is a view of the foot-restolosed. Fig. 3 is a z --sectional view of the foot-rest open, showing the projecting end of the rest-board acting as a stop against the lower end of thefoot-board. Fig. 4 is avertical section on linear x'of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a cross-section online y y of Fig.

4, showing the slotted .bolt'and stop-pin, pivoted rod, &c. Fig. 6 is a view of the stop-bolt detached. i

A represents the foot-board, attached in any desirable method to the standards a a.

B is the leg or rest board, provided on the underside of the back end with cleat-blocks I) I), having holes to receive the rod 0, extended through the cleat-blocks and secured at each end in the standards, forming thus the pivotal 4o bearings of the rest-board. The end (I of the rest-board projects'beyond the lower part of the foot-board to form an automatic secure stop for holding the rest-board in posit-ion when open for use, as shown in Fig. 3 of the draw- 5 ings. It is desirable to have the two parts fastened in a folded position when not inuse, to be set aside, or for, transportation, and also tohave the leg-rest fastened in an openposi-- tion for'use. Toaccomplishthisaspringcatch or bolt, or other suitable devices, may be employed. At present we use a bolt, C, adjusted in a hole through one of the standards, or adjusted in any suitable holding device attached to the standard. This bolt is provided with a slot, 0!, to receive a stoppin, a, and

the leg-rest in the open position, as shown in v Fig. 3, and also to stop and hold the parts in the folded position, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

' The leg-board B is made thin, of three layers of suitable wood, with the grain arranged transversely to each other, the central part being-thicker and of suitably-tough spring wood, having itsgrain running lengthwise with the board. This board thus constructed possesses sufficient spring to form a more comfortable standards a a, and leg-board B, pivoted to the standardsin position for the end (Z of the leg- -board, when opened, to extend under and bear against the lower end of the foot board, and provided with the stop device C, constructed and adjusted, as described, to hold the two parts of the foot-rest in either an open or closed position, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. t In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

MICAJAH ELLIOTT BURRIS. CHARLES E. S'IANIELS. Witnesses as to M. E. Burris:

H. A. DANIELS, JAMES H. GRIDLEY. Vitnesses' as to (l. E. Staniels:

W. F. MOORE, EDGAR H. WooDMAN. 

